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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
5
A Cummins centered Iowa Republican state convention showed a majority of delegates loyal to Cummins, worshiping his leadership and opposing Taft. The piece contrasts the crowd’s devotion with party unity, noting Dolliver’s parliamentary stance and political fakir labels amid platform disputes.
In Des Moines last week Judge Prouty and Lieutenant Fleming faced heckling as they attacked organized wealth. Prouty, among the city’s wealthiest, seeks a congressional nomination while Fleming heads insurgent efforts and co-owns premier downtown skyscrapers. The Flemings, state agents for Mutual Life Insurance, built vast fortunes from Iowa policy premiums and now push concern over a stronger dollar.
The primary produced a mixed slate of candidates, none meeting the standard for Iowa’s top education post. Delegates faced a toss up, and critics urge a higher salary to attract talent and argue the governor or educational board should appoint the superintendent.
The state food commissioner pursues a crackdown on doctored ice cream cones sold on trains and at fairs. The piece warns children are drawn to unsafe cones handled by dirty vendors and urges protection of cones from dirt and contamination.
The piece recalls Lafe Young assisting a young private citizen with ambitions for the senate. It notes Col Young’s efforts to spread the campaign across counties and hints at lingering remorse or a conscience troubled by past threats in supporting Mr. Cummins.
The report notes several counties chose delegates by razor thin margins, in one case by three-fifths of a single vote, effectively ceding the state to insurgents without further contest.
In a district needing harmony insurgents sparked the biggest uproar. The piece notes interest in hearing candidate Gilk speak his genuine views.
The paper maintains a quiet stance, guiding readers toward the harmony expected to emerge from the recent convention and urging restrained public reaction.
The Dubuque Vimes Journal reports both sides claim wins in their state conventions with Republicans split over tariff votes and a union possible in support of the state ticket. Governor Carroll may retire after his term, aiming to gain cross faction cooperation in the next general assembly.
The Clinton Herald reports Senator Dolliver endured humiliation as he did not receive an unanimous vote for permanent chairman. Senator Cummins appeared triumphant, with former Dolliver allies reacting in disappointment as the drubbing played out during the convention.
The Cedar Rapids Republican reports Charles A. Cummins aiming at the presidency and the controversy over his speech. He refused to name the president, and the Iowa Republican state convention for the first time declined to endorse a Republican president, signaling a direct challenge to the national leadership.
Secretary Wilson's extended leave becomes the Washington Post focus as the resignation drags on. Officials weigh possible replacements and the policy shifts tied to the extended time away.
A Jones county Express page details assessments across towns with Monticello leading in personal property value, stocks of merchandise and car ownership. It notes Anamosa's prominence in vehicles, Center Junction as a park hub, and various local figures and incidents from Cedar Rapids to Manchester.
The Stone City Journal argues Iowa Republicans cannot back the national administration while aligning with Cummins. Loyalty to progressive aims is costly, and Taft’s policies are misrepresented. The Des Moines convention reveals a push to damage Taft’s reputation while Polk County’s votes shape the state’s stance.
A Denver Republican note suggests a farmer seeks automobile catalogs to pick his preferred machine early. The Louisville Courier-Journal comments that aviation advances still require time and money to fly smoothly, while the Washington Post credits the country with needing a large crop of repose to share widely.
H O Harris of Prairie township sold 160 acres to H A Miller of Mt Vernon for 15000 dollars and will move to Manchester. Mrs Margaret Lewis died after long cancer at her son J W Lewis’s North Fork township home. Lenox College faces Prof F B Taylor’s resignation to join Jamestown Presbyterian College in North Carolina. A city anecdote recalls a St Louis doctor advising minimal clothing for summer infant care.
Mr. Avert Schoonover plans a modern two story house on the Davis and Second street corner with excavation underway. The new dwelling will join Anamosa in expanding its streetscape near the A. B. Gibbons residence. Sheriff Hogan traveled to Des Moines to secure requisition papers for Fred W. Hein of Richland township, wanted for wire desertion, arrested in Flint Michigan, arraigned before Justice Wood, held on 500 dollars bond to appear in September term.
Two neighboring farmers quarrel over a spring that crosses the road into the other’s land and leads to court. Both had trusted a physician, yet one farmer now mistrusts him, saying he would not have this trouble if the doctor had let a dying neighbor die instead of curing him.
The article discusses Roosevelt's cautious stance and Watt's firm stance against meddling. It suggests political ranks must maneuver to suit themselves, leaving policy choices to factions within the party. The piece reflects intra party tensions shaping governance.
Anamosa records show the Board of Supervisors meeting in the auditor's office with all members present. They approved July minutes and referred several road work and vacation petitions, accepted a Miller road relocation as public highway, authorized bids for county farm well drilling, and adjourned sine die.
A ledger page details payments by Anamosa County for the poor including doctors, board and care, digging graves, lumber, provisions, rent, and salaries. Names such as Dr F W Port Amos Appleby Mrs Lashaway J J Locher and many others appear with amounts and dates in July and August.
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